Study Desk

"Those who fight against the light do not know God's ways or stay in his paths.

But God drags away the strong by his power. Even though they seem strong, they do not know how long they will live.

"God rules and he must be honored; he set up order in his high heaven.

No one can count God's armies. His light shines on all people.

Even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes.

He wraps up the waters in his thick clouds, but the clouds do not break under their weight.

He covers the face of the moon, spreading his clouds over it.

With his power he quiets the sea; by his wisdom he destroys Rahab, the sea monster.

He breathes, and the sky clears. His hand stabs the fleeing snake.

God's lamp shined on my head, and I walked through darkness by his light.

I chose the way for them and was their leader. I lived like a king among his army, like a person who comforts sad people.

In his great power God grabs hold of my clothing and chokes me with the collar of my coat.

"If I have desired another woman or have waited at my neighbor's door for his wife,

I fear destruction from God, and I fear his majesty, so I could not do such things.

I paid close attention to you. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.

Job has not spoken his words against me, so I will not use your arguments to answer Job.

But God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.

The angel will beg for mercy and say: ‘Save him from death. I have found a way to pay for his life.'

Then his body is made new like a child's. It will return to the way it was when he was young.

so he won't die as punishment for his sins and so he may still enjoy life.